Betsey
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- BET-see
- Origin
- Hebrew
Betsey is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is an oath”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Betsey mean?
Hebrew: pet form of Elizabeth
“my God is an oath”
Pet form of Elizabeth; Betsey Trotwood is the formidable great-aunt in Dickens's David Copperfield.
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Is Betsey a girl's or a boy's name?
Betsey is a girls' name.
How popular is Betsey in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Betsey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Betsey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
Names like Betsey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nancy, Betty, Polly, Bonnie, Elsie, Ruby, Annie, Eva, Martha, Florence, Beatrice, Lottie
Names related to Betsey
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Betsey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/betsey, updated 20 October 2026.